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Pesticide Action Network North America v. California Department of Pesticide Regulation (Valent U.S.A. Corporation)

C.A. 1st; A145632 The First Appellate District reversed a judgment. The court held that the Department of Pesticide Regulation violated the California…
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The Legal Intelligencer

Litigation Shop Williams Cuker Berezofsky Breaks Up

The three name partners of Philadelphia litigation firm Williams Cuker Berezofsky have gone their separate ways, finding new homes for themselves and their associates and staff at new law firms.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Respect Life South San Francisco v. City of South San Francisco (Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, Inc.)

C.A. 1st; A145992 The First Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that the potential for protests at the site of a proposed Planned…
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Delaware Riverkeeper Network v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, PICS Case No. 17-1366 (3rd Cir. Aug. 23, 2017) Smith, J. (36 pages).

Army Corps of Engineers properly granted Section 404 permit where objectors' proposed alternative had significant adverse environmental impacts in the form of permanent deforestation and light and greenhouse gas pollution that applicant's proposed project did not. Petition for review denied.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Where Insurance Coverage Meets the Environment: Insights from 2016 and 2017

While 2016 and 2017 have presented a mixed bag of results for insureds and insurers alike, the results highlight the fact that creative lawyers and courts are nowhere near resolving "as a matter of law" the complex and complicated overlap between retroactive environmental laws with occurrence based liability insurance policies.
15 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Superfund Sites: Sweeping Up the Past, Present and Future

Of the 1,343 current Superfund National Priority List (NPL) sites in the nation, over 15 percent are in New Jersey or Pennsylvania. One hundred and fourteen of the sites are in New Jersey, and 95 are in Pennsylvania, the first and third highest totals of any state. The NPL is intended to target and identify the most severe or complex contaminated sites in the country.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

West Palm Beach Sues Federal Government Over State Road 7 Extension

The lawsuit claims the project will harm the Grassy Waters Preserve, which provides drinking water for the city and a habitat for several endangered species.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Plumbing Supply, LLC v. ExxonMobil Oil Corp.

Fraud Claim Sustained Where Plaintiff Pled Motive and Misstatements with Particularity
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Pier 55 Project's End Surprises the Lawyers Involved

Mogul Barry Diller's decision to end his quest to build a $250 million floating island in the Hudson River after lengthy litigation surprised even the lawyers on both sides. Diller cited the escalating costs.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Exxon, Paul Weiss Weather Ups and Downs on Climate Change

The oil company and its lawyers got some good news and some bad news this week in what may be a rising sea of litigation tied to climate change.
17 minute read

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